Or rather, they all look almost exactly like the women in the paintings hanging on the wall.
"That's the king's lover." The beautiful woman appeared behind Chu Xinxin.
She patted Chu Xinxin on the shoulder and said with a smile, "It's your good fortune to look like her. At least you can survive well in the palace without worrying about being eaten."
Chu Xinxin: ......
"However, just because you look like her doesn't mean you can be arrogant and presumptuous enough to want the king!"
The beautiful woman began to admonish her: "Remember, you must listen to the lady-in-waiting every day and try your best to imitate the people in the paintings. This is the way to gain lasting favor."
Chu Xinxin rolled her eyes inwardly. To win that tyrannical man's favor?
Thanks for the invitation, but just seeing him makes me feel nauseous.
He'd better never spoil her for the rest of his life.
......
After spending three days in the palace, Chu Xinxin finally figured out how to get to know the place.
In this world, merfolk are revered, and all birds and beasts submit to them.
Humans are at the lowest status; once discovered, they are destined to be eaten.
But all of this changed after the new king of the merfolk ascended to the throne.
The new king had a childhood sweetheart, a human woman, and they had a very good relationship. However, one day, this human woman suddenly disappeared.
The new king searched for a long time but could not find the person. After other tribes learned of this, they all captured eligible women and sent them to the palace.
Those who resembled the woman would be kept and assigned to different palaces according to their degree of resemblance, and would be under the supervision of the female officials who had served that woman.
There are five palaces in total, and Chu Xinxin was assigned to the second one.
"Who lives in the first palace? I really want to see them."
Chu Xinxin became close with the beautiful woman and kept pestering her to tell her.
The great beauty was called Nüwei, and she was responsible for receiving women sent by various ethnic groups.
Perhaps because she frequently came into contact with humans, Nvwei did not despise or reject humans as much as other merfolk; on the contrary, she enjoyed spending time with Chu Xinxin.
Upon hearing Chu Xinxin's question, she pointed to the figure in the painting on the wall and said, "The First Palace, that's her bedroom. Don't even mention you wanting to see her, who in this entire palace wouldn't want to see her?"
The one who sleeps in the Crystal Palace wishes he could see her every day.
"So, the Second Palace offers the best treatment?"
"almost."
What does "almost" mean?
The woman narrowed her eyes, exuding a dangerous aura: "Only the favored can live well."
Chu Xinxin fell silent instantly.
The woman, however, did not let her off the hook: "Later, I will go and tell the female official in the Crystal Palace that you will serve the emperor tonight."
"Wait, sister, don't you think this is too sudden...?"
Chu Xinxin tensed up: "I haven't learned any rules at all. What if I anger the King if I go..."
"He'll forgive you because of your pretty face."
After speaking, the woman swam away, flicking her pale blue fishtail, no matter how much Chu Xinxin tried to persuade her to stay.
"Damn, I made a bad choice in friends!"
"Sister, if you use your energy, I can help you escape this predicament."
"Thank you, can it be free?"
"That won't work. In business, I can't afford to lose money."
"Never mind, I'm not going to die anyway."
At night, the royal palace would remove half of the luminous pearls.
The people from Crystal Palace came to pick up Chu Xinxin.
They thought she was walking too slowly, so they simply carried her there in eight large sedan chairs.
It evokes the image of a phoenix and a dragon in spring grace.
Before Chu Xinxin could finish complaining, she arrived at the Crystal Palace.
"You stay here and wait. Do whatever the king tells you to do. No disobedience is allowed. Do you understand?"
Chu Xinxin disliked the female official in this bedchamber and gave a lukewarm "Oh".
"you!"
The female official wanted to hit her, but then she remembered something, put down the whip, and turned to leave.
Chu Xinxin wandered around the bedroom alone.
The entire bedchamber was covered in silk gauze, which moved gracefully even without wind, making it a truly beautiful sight.
Chu Xinxin wandered around in circles and got lost...
She really wanted to burn the entire bedchamber down.
Hearing rustling sounds ahead, Chu Xinxin decided to go and check it out.
Following the direction of the sound, she saw the man... taking a shower?
"Do you merfolk bathe every day while soaking in water?"
The man lazily looked up and flicked his huge silver fishtail at her, water droplets falling on Chu Xinxin, soaking her completely.
Seeing that he seemed to be in a good mood, Chu Xinxin boldly moved closer: "Um, I'll go back and change my clothes first before coming back..."
There's no way she'll come over; she'll just say it's too late and she can't find her way...
"The luminous pearl is very bright; you won't get lost."
The man's indifferent voice rang out, but Chu Xinxin was so frightened that she immediately covered her mouth.
Holy crap, when did she blurt out her true feelings? I'm going to die...
The man pointed to a clothes rack not far away: "There are clothes there, go change."
When Chu Xinxin came out after changing her clothes, the man in the pool had disappeared.
This is... wonderful!
There was a seashell bed by the pool, and Chu Xinxin happily lay down to prepare for sleep.
The seashell bed was a little uncomfortable, so she turned over. The man behind her stared at her intently.
Holy crap!
Chu Xinxin was nearly scared to death: "Didn't you leave?"
"This is my bedroom, where am I going?"
The man glanced at the blanket beneath her and asked, "You want to sleep here tonight?"
"If possible, I'd like to go back to my own room to sleep."
"You really dare to say anything."
Pshaw, what's the big deal? I'm capable of doing anything!
A glint of light flashed in the man's light brown eyes for a fleeting moment, then disappeared.
It happened so fast that Chu Xinxin thought she was seeing things.
The two stared at each other for a while, until Chu Xinxin couldn't stand it anymore and straightened up.
"king......"
"Call me by my name."
"I don't know your name."
Chu Xinxin took a step back; this person was really too cold.
The man grabbed her hand and pulled her back: "You know!"
I know nothing...
"Xingyuan...you know that!"
A pained expression appeared on the man's face.
Chu Xinxin instantly understood the man's point and began to see her as his ideal woman!
"What's your name?" Chu Xinxin asked tentatively.
The man looked at her with hopeful eyes.
"System, what's his name? Energy Energy, here you go, tell me quickly!"
The system did not respond.
Chu Xinxin asked several more times, but the system remained as if it were dead.
They messed up at the crucial moment!
"I am not called a system."
Chu Xinxin stiffened and slowly met the man's gaze: "And who is this energy source?"
Oh no, Barbie Q is gone.
This fish seems to have mind-reading abilities!
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